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, Report, to Nauvoo City Council, , Hancock Co., IL, 10 Aug. 1844; handwriting of and ; signatures of and ; docket and notation in handwriting of ; one page; Nauvoo, IL, Records, CHL.
The attendance of the City Council of the City of — commencing February 10th. 1844—
1844 Feb 10th. Feb. 12. Ma[r]ch 5 March 9 Apri[l] 13 Apl 29 M[a]y 11 June 8 June 10 June 21 July 1 July 2 July 8 July 13.   Days present Amount Days absent Amount Due Fines
Councillors . 1/2 . . 1 . 1/2 . . 1 . 1/2 gone not 1 . . 1 . 1/2 Dead 5½ <​6​> 11.[00] <​12.[00]​> — — 12 .00 <​✓​>
per . 1/2 . 1/2 . . 1 . 1/2 gone not <​—​> . 1/2 <​[]​> 1/2 . . 1 . 1/2 wounded — — sick 4½ 9.[00] 1/2 1.00 8.00 <​✓​>
pr . 1/2 . . 1 . 1/2 . . 1 <​​> . 1/2 . 1/2 not 1 1 . 1/2 . 1/2 . 1/2 . . 1/2 . 1/2 . 1/2 3. 6.[00] 6.00 <​✓​>
per — 1/2 . . — . . — . . out city gone <​​> . 1/4 . . 1 . . 1 . 1/2 . 1/2 . 1/2 . 1/2 . 1/2 <​✓​>
<​​> not . . 1 . 1/2 . . 1 . 1/2 . 1/2 <​​> . 1/4 <​—​> . 1/2 . . 1 . 1/2 . 1/2 . 1/2 . 1/2 . 1/2 7½ <​8​> 16[.00] 16.[00] <​✓​>
per sick sick . 1/2 . . 1 . 1/2 . 1/2 not <​​> . . 1 . . 1 . 1/2 . 1/2 . 1/2 not not . 1/2 2½ 5.[00] 5.[00] <​✓​>
. 1/2 . . 1 . 1/2 . . 1 . 1/2 not not . 1/4 . . 1 . . 1 . 1/2 not not . 1/2 . 1/2 7¼ 14.50 <​✓​> 14.50 <​✓​>
per . 1/2 . . 1 . 1/2 . . 1 . 1/2 . 1/2 . 1/4 <​​> . 1/2 . 1/2 not . 1/2 . 1/2 4¼ 8.50 8.50 <​✓​>
pr . gone to . 1/2 . . 1 . 1/2 . 1/2 not <​​> . . 1 . . 1 . 1/2 . 1/2 not not not not . 1/2 2½ 5.00 5[.] 00 <​✓​>
Aldermen sick . . 1 . 1/2 . 1/2 . 1/2 . 1/4 . . 1 . 1/2 . 1/2 . 1/2 . 1/2 not not . 1/2 6¼ 12.50 1/2 1.[00] 11.50 <​✓​>
. . 1 . 1/2 . . 1 not not.— not— sick sick not not . 1/2 3 6.[00] 2 4.[00] 2.00 <​✓​>
, per . 1/2 <​not notifed​> . 1/2 <​not notified​> . . . 1 . 1/2 . 1/2 not not <​—​> . . 1 not . 1/2 . 1/2 . 1/2 3 6.[00] 6.00 <​✓​>
. 1/2 . . 1 . 1/2 . . 1 . 1/2 . 1/2 not . . 1 . . 1 . 1/2 . 1/2 . 1/2 . 1/2 . 1/2 8½ 17.00 17.00 <​✓​>
. 1/2 . 1/2 . 1/2 . . 1 — not notified not . 1/2 . 1/2 . 1/2 . 1/2 . 1/2 — 5 10[.00] 2 4[.00] 6.00 <​✓​>
Joseph Smith. Mayor. . . 1 . 1/2 . . 1 . 1/2 gone . 1/4 . . 1 . . 1 . 1/2 Dead <​half years salary​> 250:00 <​✓​>
. Marshall . 1/2 . . 1 . 1/2 . . 1 1/2 . 1/2 . 1/4 . . 1 . 1/2 . 1/2 . 1/2 . 1/2 . 1/2 7¼ 15.50 1/2 1 14.50 <​✓​>
Recorder . 1/2 . . 1 . 1/2 . . 1 1/2 . 1/2 . 1/2 . . 1 . . 1 . 1/2 . 1/2 . 1/2 . 1/2 . 1/2 8½
Alderman. . . 1/2 <​ex​> . . 1 . 1/2 . 1/2 . 1/4 . 1/2 . 1/2 . 1/2 ab ab 4¼ 8.50 2½ 5.00 3.50 <​✓​>
. . 1/2 . . 1 . 1/2 . 1/2 not . . 1 Ex— . 1/2 . 1/2 . 1/2 not not . 1/2 5½ 11.[00] 11.[00] <​✓​>
not notd. not notified not not not . 1/2 . 1/2 . 1/2 1½ 3.[00] 1 2.[00] 1.00 <​✓​>
not notd. . 1/2 not . 1/2 . 1/2 . 1/2 not not. . 1/2 2½ 5.[00] 1½ 3[.00] 2.00 <​✓​>
2½ 5.[00] 1/2 1.[00] 4.00 <​✓​>
5 10.00 1/4 [0.50] 10.00 <​✓​>
Counsellors 4¾ 9.50 9.50 <​✓​>
4 800 8.00 <​✓​>
2½ 4.00 1 2.00 2.00 <​✓​>
3½ 7.00 7.00 <​✓​>
Total <​✓​> 107 <​✓​> 214.[00] <​✓​> 12 <​✓​>24[.]00 190.00 <​✓​>
Recorder one half year’s Salary—— 50.00 <​✓​>
Joseph Smith, Mayor Salary from February 10th. 1844 to June 27th. 1844 (his assassination) 138 days at 500 per ann: 189.15 <​✓​>
$429.15 <​✓✓​>
 
<​Error acc[e]pted.​>
Semi annual Report of the attendance, nonattendance, Dues and Fines of the members of the City Council ending August 9th. 1844 respectfully submitted (errors excepted)
Council Chamber August 10th. 1844
Report audited, and accepted August 10th. 1844
President <​Pro Tem​>
Recorder [p. [2]]
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Report, Willard Richards to Nauvoo City Council, 10 August 1844
ID #
12421
Total Pages
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Handwriting on This Page
  • Thomas Bullock
  • Willard Richards
  • Unidentified
  • George W. Harris

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  4. TEXT: “Aldermen” and “Councillors.” were written vertically in this column spanning the names of the aldermen and councillors.

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  6. TEXT: There were two sessions of the city council meeting this day; likely the two dots represent that Hyrum Smith was present for both sessions. (See Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, Feb. 1844–Jan. 1845, 1–3.)

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  35. Insertion in unidentified handwriting—probably Willard Richards.

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  41. Insertion in the handwriting of Willard Richards.

  42. Signature of George W. Harris.

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  44. Signature of Willard Richards.

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